Pipe-vise.



M. J. WHITE.

PIPE VISE.

APPLICATION H1110 MAY 25, 1915.

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MICHAEL J. XVI-UTE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

PIPE-WISE.

Spcccaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 25, 1915. Serial No. 30,265.

To all whom t may concern.' f

Be it known that LlVIICI-IAEL J. WHITE, of Rochester, in the county oit Monroe and `fitate ot New York, have invented a new and useful Pipe-Viso, fully set forth in the `tollowing specification and shown in the accon'ipanying drawings.

The present invention relates to pipevises and more particularly to the means for securing such vises to a suitable support, yan object of this invention being to provide a simple and inexpensive secu 1ing means adapted for holding the viseto any upright support such a post.

To this and other ends, the invention consists incertain parts and combinations or" parts all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

1n the drawings: Figure 1 is a front view oi a vise secured tocan upright post by the presentimiention; Fig. 2- is a central section through the vise, the post and the securing means; Fig. 3 is a perspective view oi the clamping member of the securing means; and Fig.- i is a detail view oft the inturned end ci the clamping member.

Referring more particularlyT to the drawings, 1 indicates a base of a vise which supports a trame 2 on which is guided a mov able jaw 3, the movable jaw being operated by a screw Llin a well known manner. Also supported on the frame 2 are stationary jaw sections 5 held together by bolts 6 on opposite sides o1?. vertical projections 7 and a horizontal rib 8 formed on the base 1, the latter being adanted to be bolted to any iiat surface or support and having a depending flange 9 at one edge Jor cooperation with an edge of such support. rhis base is also provided with a number of bolt openings of which only one is shown at 10.

For securing the vise to an upright support such as a metallic tubular post 11, there has been provided a clamping mem ber formed of two arms 12 and 13 arranged substantially at right angles to each other and preferably connected by a curved portion 11, the inner curved face of which may be roughened as by parallel ribs 15. The arm 12 may have a laterally-turned portion 1G to overhang the base 1 and to this end, the laterally-turned portion is reduced or cut away at 17 to it between the vertical projections 7. On one side, this laterallyturned portion is provided with a shoulder 1S for engagement with the rib 8 while on the other side a rib 19 may be Yformed to space the lower edges of the j aw sections 53. T his connection between the base 1 and the clamping member permits the clamping member to rock or pivot slightly on the base 1 so that the post 11 may be clamped between the base 1 and the arm 13 oi? the clamping member. l/Vhile, under ordinary conditions, the overhanging portion 16 will provide sutiicient interlocking connection between the base 1 and the clamping mem ber yet this interlocking connection is insured by the fact that when the cla'mpfis in use, the stationary jaw sections 5 `will be forced against the base 1. For firmly holding the other arm of the clamping member to the base of the vise, a tie bolt 2O is cmployed which passes through the bolt opening 10 and through a bolt opening 21 in the arm 13. This tie bolt tends to draw the arm 13 toward the base 1 and to cause the overhanging portion oit' the clamping niember to rock on the base, thus firmly clamping the standard or post 11 between the base and the clamping member. r1`he roughened face on the curved portion oix the clamping member prevents the turning of the vise as a whole upon the post, and this turning may be still further prevented by the provisionl yot a set screw 22 which is passed through the curved portion 11 to engage also with the supporting member 18.

.f1 vise securing means constructed in accordance with this invention is simple in construction, requiring no machining of the parts and being strong and durable in use. 1t not only clamps the vise to an upright but prevents the turning of the vise on the upright. Furthermore, it requires but a single bolt to attach the same, thus doing` away with a great deal of labor heretofore necessary in securing a vise of this character to an upright support.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a suitable vise base, a clamping member having two arms at angles to each other, one of said arms having a rocking connection with the base and means for drawing the tree end of the other arm of said member toward the base to bind a support between the base and said arm.

latented Mar. 141, 191th n 2. In combination With a suitable vise Vbase,ra` clamping member having tvvo arms at angles toeach other and a/portionconnecting said arms and having an inner curved roughened face, one of said arms having a rocking connection With the base,

Aand means ordravving the 'free end of the other arm towardV the base-"to cause the to the base and having a laterally-turnedV '3 ing a roughened curvedV inner face, Vone of the arms lying substantially at right vangles portion on its eXtreme end to hook over one side ofthe base, and adjustable means for securing the free end of the other arm toy the base to-cause the curved clampto rock on the base and bind saidV armfagainst a support. I i y f t. In combination With a. suitable vise base, a clamping member having'tvvo arms substantially at right angles to each other,Y .one of saidarms having a lateral inwardly v yturned portion at one end hooking over one side of the base and the other of said arms extending substantially parallel With y the base and being provided With a bolt opening near Vits free end Vand a bolt connecting said otherarm and the base to bind vsaid arm against a support.

5. In combina-tion With a. suitable viseVV base, a clamping member having tvvo arms at angles to Veach other anda portion con-V Vnecting the arms vand havinga roughened curved inner face, one of said arms having a laterally-turned portion to look over the base and rock thereon and the otherA of said arms being provided With a bolt opening,

and a tie bolt connecting said other arm and substantially at rightjangles to each otherV and a portion connecting said arms and provided with a roughened curved Vinner face, one of said arms having a lateral in-v wardly-turned portion at one end and the other Vof said arms being provided near its' free end With a bolt opening. Y

V7. In combination With a suitable vise base,Y a clamping member having tvvo arms at angles to each other and a portion 'connecting said arms and having a curved inner face, one of 'said arms beingmounted to rock on the base, a tie bolt connecting the outer end of the other arm with the base,V and a set 'screw passed through the curved portion. 8. In combination with a suitable base having a shoulder on one face thereof, a clamping member having twoa'rms vat angles to each other, one extending substantially parallel with the base and the other being substantially at right angles to the base, one

of ysaid arms .being provided With a later-V ally-turned vportion overhangingthe base,

said .laterally turned portion ha-vingla shoulder for engagementr Withy the 'shoulder on the base, and means for ,adjustably tying the other armtto the base;

MICHAELVJ. WHITE.

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